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Napier win Ross Shield with near-unprecedented dominance
It is arguably the most dominant performance since the Shield was first presented in 1902.
It is arguably the most dominant performance since the Shield was first presented in 1902.
Scenes of jubilation amid the blood, sweat and beers are what Shield rugby is all about.
Wellington looked to have sealed it with a try in the 73rd minute.
It was the first of consecutive Bruce Steel Memorial Cup defences.
'You can't win them all. I'm still proud of them,' the coach said.
The Magpies have won the last seven matches against Manawatū.
'We're just playing every game like a knockout game now.'
The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union doesn't need a lot of marketing tactics to sell this one.
Life on the road hasn't been so great for Hawke's Bay rugby in the last two weekends.
Wingers Alice Ireton and Paris Munro both scored doubles.
A pulsating Westlake-Sacred Heart contest was metaphorical ointment for Scots scab.
Thousands of free tickets have already gone as the possibility of a full house looms.
On Saturday the 58-year curse on one of NZ's pre-eminent rugby schools was finally lifted.
The Taniwha blew the Mako away in the wet in Whangārei.
OPINION: Alice Soper says the goalposts have shifted, and so have the standards.
A wrap of all the biggest talking points in Auckland schoolboy rugby.
There were some familiar faces in the Hurricanes side.
Last season's beaten semifinalists got revenge on Whanganui.
The Napier boys went to Hamilton with lots of hope, and lots to beat.
Damian McKenzie and Shaun Stevenson speak about this week's All Blacks squad selection for the second Bledisloe test match. Video / George Heard
Ian Foster speaks about rookies getting their chance in the All Blacks squad for this week's second Bledisloe test. Video / George Heard
It's first XVs and representative rugby galore this weekend.
The All Blacks prepare for their next match while training at Christchurch gym. Video / NZ Rugby
The Whanganui Heartland squad were looking to build depth in the Game of Three Halves.
Double celebration for Mid Northern Premier and Division 1 teams.
An alignment of the stars sees Napier Boys' in the box seat, two weeks out from the final.
OPINION: Is rugby offering solutions to our mental health crisis?
Hastings sit fourth in Super 8 after defeating Rotorua 29-24.
A sponsor has been lined up for the fundraising derby.